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 Dr. Lee is the founder and owner of Regrowth LLC, a company based in Los Angeles and dedicated to the treatment of hair loss. He has been developing innovative products and treating hair loss sufferers for the past 16 years. Dr. Lee is the creator of the Xandrox line of hair loss treatments.
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2004-12-18
Pyrithione Zinc Shampoo
Are shampoos containing pyrithione zinc, e.g. Denorex, Head &
Shoulders, DHS, etc., beneficial in the treatment of MPB?
Perhaps, yes. A fairly recent article in the August 2003 British
Journal of Dermatology, Volume 149 Issue 2 Page 354 concluded “Hair
count results show a modest and sustained improvement in hair growth
with daily use of a 1% pyrithione zinc shampoo over a 26-week treatment
period”.(http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05435.x/abs/) Granted, a 6-month study cannot be conclusive in evaluating a treatment
for MPB, but the preliminary findings are promising. It should be
noted, however, that 5% or higher minoxidil should be used as the
primary topical medication as “the benefit of the 1% pyrithione zinc
shampoo used alone tended (P < 0·1) to be apparent only to the
investigator”. Additional information can be accessed at http://www.dermatologytimes.com/dermatologytimes/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=18433 Richard Lee, M.D.
Regrowth, LLC
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